Community
Brooki in the community. Part of who we are.
We started as one small kitchen that a neighbourhood decided to queue outside. That's the only reason any of the rest happened — so supporting the communities our bakeries sit in isn't a box we tick. It's part of who we are.
Why this matters to us
The scale changed. The obligation didn't.
Marshall Street
Brooki began in a 41 square metre kitchen on Marshall Street, Fortitude Valley.
The first regulars
There was no queue to join and nothing to post about. People came because they liked the cookies and wanted the little place on the corner to survive.
The queue
A neighbourhood decided to queue outside — and everything else followed from that.
Australia and the UAE
We now bake across two countries. Every store still sits in someone's neighbourhood.
Every Brooki store sits in someone's neighbourhood. We would rather be useful in it than just trade in it.
What we support
How we show up
Each year we back a selection of local charitable events and community initiatives in the cities where we have stores.
Fundraisers and charity events
Cookies and cakes donated for the events that raise money for good causes.
- Raffles and auctions
- Morning teas
- Fun runs
- Gala nights
Best for: one-off events near one of our bakeries.
School and community fundraising
Often the least glamorous requests, and the ones that make the most difference locally.
- School fetes
- Bake sales
- Sports club canteens
- End-of-year events
Best for: schools, clubs and committees in the suburbs around our stores.
Brooki visits
Brooke visits Queensland Children's Hospital for a cookie drop or a baking class. We're open to requests at other children's hospitals.
- Cookie drops
- Baking classes
- Requests from other children's hospitals welcome
Best for: children's hospitals and wards.
School groups and student visits
We host school groups and talk them through how a business actually gets built — not the highlight reel, but the ovens, the margins, the 4am starts and the things that went wrong. Students see a working kitchen, ask real questions, and hear from people whose careers came out of a passion rather than a plan.
A lot of young people have never met someone who made a living out of the thing they love. If a visit to a cookie kitchen is what makes that feel possible, we'll keep clearing a morning for it.
Teachers and careers advisers: tell us your school, year level, group size and dates. Where time and travel permit, Brooke can sometimes come to you instead.
How to ask us
Send us a request
Fill this in and we'll open an email to hello@brookibakehouse.com with everything we need. A real person reads every one.
Include these and you'll get a faster, better answer
- Who you are and who benefits
- The date, and how firm it is
- The city or suburb — it helps to know which kitchen is closest
- Roughly how many people
- What would actually help: product to donate, something to auction, or someone to come and speak
Give us as much notice as you can. Two to three weeks is ideal.
Being honest about what we can't do
We get more requests than we can say yes to
If we say no, it's almost always timing or distance rather than the cause. Ask us again another time.
Where we can genuinely help
- Causes near our bakeries, where our team lives
- Local charitable events and community initiatives
- Schools, clubs, wards and committees in our cities
What we can't take on
- National campaigns
- Ongoing weekly commitments
- Anything that needs product shipped long distances — fresh food doesn't survive it
Community FAQs
Good questions
How do I request a donation from Brooki Bakehouse?
Which areas do you support?
Can our school visit the bakery?
Will Brooke speak at our event or school?
Do you sponsor sports teams or clubs?
We're a business, not a charity — can you cater our event?
Thank you
All of this is still because of you.
To every school, club, ward and committee that has asked us to be part of something: thank you for thinking of us. And to the people who queued on Marshall Street before there was any reason to — all of this is still because of you.
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